I've been reading on PS2 Scene Forums and I'm a little confused. So what I gather from the webpage where they're selling HDAdvance 2.0 is that you do NOT need a mod chip for it to work. But the people from PS2 Scene are saying that HDAdvance is a rip off of HDLoader and that they are basically the same program... but HDLoader is free. They also say that you have to have a mod chip installed in order for HDAdvance 2.0 to work.

My question is... do you or do you not need a mod chip for HDAdvance to work? What else do you need to do all of this besides the PS2, harddrive and network adapter?

So this whole HDAdvance/HDloader program works by backing up your video game onto the harddrive? So it basically turns your PS2 into a cd burner for PS2 games?

Sorry, I'm very confused

 

Not sure if it matters in the PS2 -- But the Tivo hacking scene prefers 5400rpm drives to minimize heat related issues. This may also be a good idea for the PS2, especially for those who are looking to put one in the car.

 

Inoticed something was mentioned in the very first post about copying movies, is that true cause i have hd advance and cannot get mine to copy a movie dvd ?

 

Hansel, hopefully this will help.

I have HDLoader and I think it works the same way as HDAdvance (aside from the some hard drive size limits that the programs have).

Here is a what you'll need in order for HDLoader to work.
1) Playstation 2 (big old version NOT Playstation two "slim" version)
2) HDLoader software
3) Network Adapter
4) Hard Drive (40 - 140 GB preferrably Maxtor; Western Digital will not work)

You do NOT need a mod chip in order to get this software to work. I think the only reason they use a mod chip is to play\install burnt games.

Before installing games on the hard drive, HDLoader will format the hard drive to a PS2 format. After installing games onto the the drive, if you do decide to hook the drive up to your computer as a secondary drive, you won't be able to see the files on the hard drive because it's not in a FAT format. After doing some research on the net, I came across this app called WINHIIP. It can see all the games that is installed on your hard drive from a windows environment. It can also back your games up from the hard drive into ISO files (or image files).

I found that you can also install games from your PC through WINHIIP at much greater speeds then from your Playstation 2. They would install in about 5-6 minutes versus 30 minutes for a 4 GB game.

If you have the new slim PStwo, you are not of luck my friends. I believe some people out there are working on a solution for you and might have a possible beta for you. It's called "USB Loader" and as you guessed is almost like HDLoader except it can hit a hard drive through a USB connection.

Hope this helps.

 

Hey Dirty Dave,

I ran across this one forum post about a piece of software called "PS2Reality". Here is the link: http://forums.psxforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=18355

Looks like you need a mod chip installed in order for this thing to work properly though.

 

I would try this if it was compatible with the hard drive, is it?

 

No, i mean the flip top case:

 

ive never seen that flip top ps2 before...is there any difference than the one where the tray slides out, other than obviously that case flips open?

 

it's the same PS2. You just replace the cover so you can use a boot disc and swap the disc for the backup, because when the tray slides out, i guess it reboots the system.

 

http://hdldump.ps2-scene.org/ Is this the program you guys are talking about?

 

I modded my PS2, Maxtor 120gb hard drive, slid right in, very simple. And then put the network adapter over it. I have a DMS Lite-Mod Chip, I don't know if i'm going to install it or not though. BTW, almost every game is at least 3gb's, the space goes fast.